Recent content by Matt182

Got a bit of a weird problem, I'm trying to connect onto an underground clay drainage pipe (OD 122mm) that takes the rain water from the guttering's to a soak away with 110mm plastic pipe. I purchased this adaptor Floplast underground flexible adaptor 120-136mm however when I tighten it up it...

Thanks for the help. Only reason I can think why the drain is there was because the old toilet overflow pipe was above, but who knows with this house, as it appears to be a Friday build. I'm going to see if I can remove the trap and hopper and run a straight piece of pipe if the fall allows...

Hi, While doing some work around the outside drain, I found a bodge where someone has put a clay waste gully inside another clay waste gully to increase the height and debris has been dropping into this pipe over the years through the gaps. The toilet and sink appear to have there own pipe...

I think is some sort of pvc, house was built in 1990. I do have them already but for some reason they don't work, can never feel any air coming through We phoned him and he admitted to not fitting them, said he can cut holes in the soffits lol his coming back to fit ofv.

Thank you for your replies, I can't understand why its not been fitted... makes no sense. Now the fun job of bringing yet another problem up.

That was my fear, assuming from my photos that if it was fitted you would be able to see the vents?

Hi, We have just had new fascia and soffits installed and we asked for over fascia ventilation, I was boarding the loft out last 2 days and noticed there is zero airflow even with a breeze outside. Used a smoke machine, and couldn't see any smoke exit, that I could see anyway. I wouldn't...

Thanks Richard for you help and advice, has helped loads

Thanks mate, do you know what size wall plugs and drill bit I would need for the above coach screws I posted?

Hi, I would like to mount a 50” Plasma TV on to a solid concrete wall, have been to Wicks and Homebase and was unable to find anything suitable. Will theses be ok to use? Clicky Was unsure what length to get as they come in all different lengths, don’t want the Plasma to fall so fault...

Hi Spice, Yes that is correct, the plasterboard has had a skim. And I am trying the remove all the old white emulation from it. Thanks. Here are some bigger pictures; http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/694/1000081td4.jpg http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1603/1000080un0.jpg

Hi there, I have decided to redecorate my bedroom, so I started of removing the border that was going around the room. This in effect removed some of the old paint, so I carried on pulling the old paint off, it came off just like wall paper but I did have to use a scraper in places. My...